FERRARI, PAOLO (1822-1889), Italian dramatist, was born at Modena on April 5, 182 2. In 1852 he made his reputation as a playwright with Goldoni e le sue sedici commedie. Among numerous later plays his comedy Parini e la satire (1857) had great success. Ferrari may be regarded as a follower of Goldoni and was a brilliant master of stagecraft. He died on March 9, 1889, at Milan. His collected plays were published in 1877-80. See N. de Bellis, Il Teatro di Paolo Ferrari Saggio critico (1922) ; P. C. Ferrigni, II Teatro di Paolo Ferrari nella critica di Yorick (Milan, 1922).